I still don’t get this whole notion that our flag represents our right to play football but not our right to not get shot by the government

I won’t. Christ I might turn on Fox News just to see if Hannity has a heart attack over it on live TV. Seeing that ignorant waste of oxygen kick the bucket live would make this shitty year worth it.

Two hours and no one has given you even a single star for this concise master class in internet commentary. I am so sorry. Here’s at least one from me.

It so sad that my grandpa had to fight fascists over in Germany just to come home and see mass gatherings where every single person didn’t stand and salute the flag.

Police union spokesmen are straight-up the worst human beings in America.

Less police at the Browns game means it’ll be safer for people to attend. So I guess for once those cops are doing their job.

Well who’s the next man up for flag raising over in Cleveland? I hope that it is the local trans piano tuner union.

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Holy shit guys. You’ll never believe it, but Steve Loomis is an obese white guy with like 8 chins.

“God is a comedian playing to an audience who is afraid to laugh”

Talking about people sacrificing for the flag is the cheapest argument there is. Don’t like protests? Tough shit.

Pah-tato. Po-licecorruption.

Being a protestant is apparently a hell of a commitment.

Are the police aware that they could solve this entire controversy by not murdering / beating / assaulting people?

If you don’t perform the silly nationalistic ritual we demand you perform, we will not perform our silly nationalistic ritual. That will show ya!

For the love of God, can we please just discontinue playing the stupid anthem at sports events at this point?

Non-snarky observation here... (Deadspin allows non-snark from time to time, right?)

So they love the National Anthem so much they’re not going to participate in the National Anthem?

That’s it. I can’t stand this. I’m going to show the police by standing up for the anthem to protest the police protesting the players protesting the anthem by kneeling during the anthem to protest the police. So there!

Ah yes, Steve Loomis, the same Einstein who found himself in hot water after wearing his Cleveland Police uniform to a Donald Trump rally: